Donald Trump.

Well here we go then.. Another reason to not liking this man and his actions.. This is true as far as I can and have checked out as it happened last year, but this man is doing so many dreadful things that will outweigh the rise in jobs soon!!.. It’s Done: Trump Signs HJR 69 into Law Allowing Slaughter of Alaskan Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups

 

Ah well! That seems a sad example of 11 minutes of air time not discussing anything relevant and no facts put forward. They are, of course, entitled to air their opinions but they don't follow through on any of the arguments but just talk generalities and some of them do that thing of talking so fast so as not to allow interruptions - but just lose their audience because there's no time to absorb what they say.

The same thing happens over here.

They did mention one 'fact', which was about Trump's popularity. It didn't quite fit with the analysis of all the polls. I tried to extract a copy of them but it wouldn't work. So here's the link

How Popular Is Donald Trump?

It shows his approval and disapproval ratings through all the polls and averages them out. His approval rate has gone up over the last six months but that was after a steady tumble. It still doesn't show anywhere near the rate quoted on that clip - but it's not too bad a rating for this period in his term.

The trouble with Fox is that it has a veracity problem that is well known. In the past Rupert Murdoch has admitted that he isn't too bothered about the truth as long as it sells the news. Over here we tend to be a bit ashamed about this British owned company and some of the newspapers he owns. His News of the World newspaper/comic was the biggest English language newspaper in the world. It was shut down by the government for phone hacking.

 

Will he win the mid terms? Will he get a second term...? The man is abhorrent.

 

Can't comment on the Dems or their stupidity (anything specific?) but I do agree with you. I don't think there's a viable alternative at this point on either side of the Atlantic and yes, we have our own fair share of bias. I like to read something and have it corroborated but as a rule I simply take all 'news' now with a pinch of salt.

It seems to me, that sadly each and every country is becoming more insular and xenophobic in a time when we should be doing the opposite :(

 

Have to agree Loofah

 

It's a recipe for conflict

 

People are entitled to believe what they wish but I prefer to try and verify facts and statements in as many ways as possible.

It's easy to say that something is fake news if you decide not to believe it without looking into it. Nay saying by someone else is not verification. Checking from many different, and opposing, quarters helps to get more of a balance and actually watching someone in their own press conference say something certainly helps to verify what they are saying. Then seeing them later on denying it, or tweeting that it didn't happen, only makes me lose faith in anything they might say.

I still think that just posting clips, either news videos, TV interviews or newsprint links doesn't help any argument if not backed up - as we can see when posting links to satirical magazines and, by not commenting on them, implying that they are real news.

 

Yes @Redwing seems there are a percentage of Americans that cannot see the damage he is doing to themselves and the world and what a dreadful person he actually is..

Who would have thought a country would vote A virtual reality TV person to be president..! He lied and bullied his way there a lot of blinkered Americans cannot see the harm actually outweighs the good now that he has done..
I do have to say though that Hilary is a bad piece of news too though, so like us they were caught between the devil and the deep blue sea I suppose..